Definition of Monoester

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid containing only a single ester group ¹

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Definition of Monoester

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monoester

monodynamism
monoecia
monoecian
monoecies
monoecism
monoecisms
monoelectronic
monoene
monoenergetic
monoenergetically
monoenes
monoenoic
monoepoxide
monoester (current term)
monoesters
monoestrous
monoethanolamine
monoetherate
monoetherates
monoethyl
monoexponential
monofil
monofilament
monofilaments
monofils
monofloral
monofluoride
monofluorides

Literary usage of Monoester

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and ...by Mary Choate by Mary Choate (2007)
"... calcium salt 4A Octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt 4A 9- Octadecanoic acid, monoester with oxybis (propanediol) 4A Octadecanoic acid, potassium salt 4A ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The total bandwidth in this region is approximately 180 hz, whereas that of a simple monoester of orthophosphoric acid would be about 15 hz. ..."

3. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Gustav Mann, Walther Löb, Henry William Frederic Lorenz, Robert Wiedersheim, William Newton Parker, Thomas Jeffery Parker, Harry Clary Jones, Sunao Tawara, Leverett White Brownell, Max Julius Louis Le Blanc, Willis Rodney Whitney, John Wesley Brown, Wi (1907)
"They showed that from the monoester of a dibasic acid, the ester of a ... The diester of succinic acid is thus prepared from the monoester of malonic acid. ..."

4. The Elements of Physical Chemistry by Harry Clary Jones (1915)
"They showed that from the monoester of a dibasic acid, the ester of a dibasic acid ... of succinic acid is thus prepared from the monoester of malonic acid. ..."

5. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... Propylene glycol monoester of soybean oil fatty acids. Propylene glycol monoester of tallow fatty acids. ..."

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